Collective bargaining

AFSCME members ratify new deal with Transition Projects

The contract covers case managers, residential advocates and other workers helping people transition from homelessness into housing.

Weyerhaeuser strike: Six weeks in, still no deal

Machinists union members voted down another Weyerhaeuser proposal that failed to fix the core issues behind the walkout.

OPB workers ratify contract bringing raises and bonus

In the end, management proposed a 4% raise in year one and merit-based raises of at least 1.5% in years 2 and 3.

OHSU workers ratify contract

AFSCME Local 328’s new agreement guarantees across-the-board raises of 7% in year one and 5% in years two and three.

Weyerhaeuser strike enters fifth week

Weyerhaeuser mills and log yards across the Northwest have been silent as the lumber giant faces off against its own workers.

Workers ratify contract at Central City Concern

Central City Concern workers will get raises totaling 14.5% over the coming year and another 3% in 2024 under the new contract.

AFSCME reaches tentative agreement with OHSU

If ratified by members, it would include across-the-board raises of 7%, 5%, and 5% over three years, and ratification bonuses.

Strikes hit Weyerhaeuser all over the Northwest

Machinists District Lodge W24 members overwhelmingly rejected what Weyerhaeuser called its “final” contract offer, and authorized a strike.

Multnomah County may be near deal on contract

AFSCME Local 88 and Multnomah County are closer to agreement on a new three-year contract covering more than 3,000 county employees.

Potential strike draws closer at OHSU

More than 7,000 AFSCME-represented workers at Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) could strike as soon as Oct. 7.

Washington school strike

Students in several Washington school districts are beginning the school year with a lesson in union organizing.

Teamsters reach agreement with American Medical Response

Over 600 ambulance crew members are voting on a a tentative agreement that brings more predictable schedules, more paid time off and raises.

Railroads: nationwide contract, or nationwide strike

It’s the end of the line for railway union negotiations covering all 12 freight rail labor unions and 115,000 workers.

Strike protests lawless sheet metal employer

Workers at a Vancouver sheet metal shop have been on strike since late July, bolstered by a strike fund and solidarity from union members across trades.

Strike gets first contract for Portland preschool workers

Daycare workers at the Crystal Springs location of Growing Seeds went on strike in August. It quickly brought an agreement with management.

Paper giant improves its offer after nine-day strike

Graphic Packaging workers had gone without general raises since their previous contract ended Feb. 28, 2020.

OPB workers enter second month without contract

Management at OPB had an interesting wage proposal for 26 workers represented by SEIU Local 503: No raises for the next three years.

TriMet workers extend contract through 2024

Portland-area transit workers will get raises at the end of this year and next, but otherwise their union contract will remain unchanged.

Nurses ratify two more Providence contracts

Members of the Oregon Nurses Association at Providence hospitals in Portland and Milwaukie approved two-year contracts with their employer.

OHSU bargaining continues, and so does picketing

AFSCME and Oregon Health and Science University management have reached several tentative agreements, but have not settled on wage increases.

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